Team India’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya has now landed in a problem as his two watches worth 5 crores have been confiscated by the customs department on his arrival in India late on Sunday (November 14) night. The watches were seized by the customs official after they noticed a discrepancy in the serial numbers mentioned on the watches and invoice.
This incident took place at the airport when team India returned home from UAE after showing a disappointing game in ICC World T20I tournament 2021.
After the luxury watches were seized, sources said that the cricketer pre-owned the watches, but as per customs the series number of the watches did not match and the amounts disclosed were also wrong.
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Notably, Hardik owns some of the most expensive watches in the world, including the Patek Philippe Nautilus Platinum 5711, which costs more than Rs 5 crore. According to GQ India, the watch is totally made in platinum and has 32 baguette-cut emeralds. The 5711 has emerald hour markings and a self-winding automatic movement.
For now, Hardik is not in a proper form, most probably because of his lower back injury. He is not picked for the T20I series against New Zealand which will begin on November 17 at Jaipur.
Meanwhile, some reports also claim that Hardik Pandya’s IPL team will drop him for this season and he would be replaced by rising cricket all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer.